Dftching-plow



(No Model.) J.,W. ARBHART.

DITOHING PLO-W, No. 303,105. Pate-d Aug. 5, 1884- INYELITOR.

A TORNEYS.

Fries,

JOHN \V. AREHART, OF \VILLOW' HILL, ILLINOIS.

DiT-CHiNG-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,105, dated August5, 1884.

Application filed May 16, 1884.

To (LZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. Annnanr, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of lVillow Hill, in thecounty of Jasper and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ditching-Flows; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference bei ng had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,

and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my in provedditchingplow seen from the forward end, and Fig. 2 is a similar view ofthe plow seen from the rear. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding. parts in both thefigures.

Myinvention has relation to ditching-plows; and it consists in theimproved construction and combination of parts of the same, ashereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the beam, theforward end of which is provided with an upright, B, having a number ofperforations, G, and the draft-bar D is hinged at its rear end upon theupper side of the beam to the rear of the upright, and slides with alongitudinal slot, E, upon the upright, having perforations F in thesides of the slot, registering with the perforations in the upright, andthrough which a bolt, G, may pass, adjusting the draft-bar at differentangles to the beam.

A sliding guide-shoe, H, is hinged at the lower ends of two pairs ofarms, I, hinged to the forward end of the beam, and a rod, J is hingedto the rear pair of arms with its forward end, and with its rear end tothe lower end of a lever, K, pivoted upon the side of the rear end ofthe beam, and provided with a spring-lock, L, which engages a coggedsegment, M, upon the rear end of the beam, and by means of which leverthe hinged arms may be pushed farther forward or draw-n farther back,raising or lowering the shoe.

The standard N is secured at its upper end in the rear end of the beam,and is provided with a sharp cutter, 0, having an inclined for- (Nomodel.)

ward edge, and a lower shoe or beam, P, is secured to the lower end ofthe standard, and has the handles Q projecting upward from its rear end.

The share R is secured upon the forward on d of this lower shoe, andconsists of a flat plate having een verging forward edges, at the pointof which a small share, S, projects, and the straight side edges of theshare or horizontal cutter are provided with upright flat side outters,'1, the forward edges of which are in clined, while the inclinedmold-board or dirtconveyer U is hinged at its forward end to the rearedge of the share. The forward ends of the side edges of the mold-boardare provided with upwardly-bent flanges V, to the rear of and in linewith the upright side cutters, and the rear end of the dirt-conveyorforms laterally'curving wings or mold-boards KY, extending to bothsides.

Two downwardlyprojecting arms, X X, are secured upon the under side ofthe inclined dirt-conveyor, and the forward ends of abifurcated lever,Y, bent at a right angle, are hinged or pivoted to the lower ends ofthese arms, while the lever is pivoted at its bend upon the lower shoeor beam, straddling the same, and is provided with a spring-lock, A,which engages a cogged segment, A, upon the upper side of the rear endof the lower shoe or beam.

It will be seen that the plow may be adjusted to run deeper or less deepby adjusting the sliding shoe, and that the pitch of the plow may beadjusted by raising or lowering the draft-bar, while the inclineddirt-conveyor may be adjusted at its required angle for throwing thedirt upon the surface of the ground at the sides of the ditch by tiltingthe lever upon the rear end of the lower shoe.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United Statesv 1. The combination of the beam, theguide shoe, the hinged arms, the connecting-rod, the hand-lever, and aditching-plow, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination of the upright having the cutter at its forward edge,the lower shoe or beam secured at its forward end to the lower end ofthe standard and having the handles at its rear end, the horizontalshare secured to the forward end of the said beam or shoe and having theupright side cutters, the in clined dirt-conveyerhaving flanges at thelower ends of its side edges and-having curved wings or mold-boards atits upper end and downwardly-projecting arms at its under side, and thebifurcated lever bent at a right angle, piv oted upon the lower shoe orbeam, and having its forward bifurcated ends pivoted to thelower ends ofthe arms, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

8. The combination of the beam having the perforated upright at'itsforward end, the lon gitudinally-slotted draft-bar having perforationsthrough its sides and provided with a

